Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Mayagüez, PR
In Mayagüez, PR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $20.00 to $35.46, with a median of $25.00. The lowest listed price is at Hospital de la Concepcion — $5.00 less than the median here. Across Puerto Rico, the median is $30.00 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 87070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 26, 2024 and Mar 31, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Mayagüez, PR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital de la Concepcion lowest San German, PR · (787) 892-1860 Culture Yeast File of Dec 26, 2024 · source file | $20.00 | $20.00 | $8.62–$21.00 | — |
| Hospital de la Concepcion San German, PR · (787) 892-1860 Stool Culture Vibrio File of Dec 26, 2024 · source file | $20.75 | $20.75 | $8.62–$21.00 | — |
| Hospital de la Concepcion San German, PR · (787) 892-1860 CultureBacterialAnyOtherSource File of Dec 26, 2024 · source file | $25.00 | $25.00 | $8.22–$30.00 | — |
| Bella Vista Hospital Mayaguez, PR · (787) 652-6045 CULTURE,THROAT+3 more lines at this price source file | $25.00 | $25.00 | $8.22–$30.00 | — |
| Hospital de la Concepcion San German, PR · (787) 892-1860 Exudates Culture(Chlam)Gen Pro File of Dec 26, 2024 · source file | $27.00 | $27.00 | $8.62–$21.00 | — |
| Hospital de la Concepcion San German, PR · (787) 892-1860 Culture Nasopharinge File of Dec 26, 2024 · source file | $33.00 | $33.00 | $8.62–$21.00 | — |
| Mayaguez Medical Center Mayaguez, PR · (787) 652-9200 Catheter Tip Culture File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $35.46 | $35.46 | $8.22–$45.00 | — |
| Bella Vista Hospital Mayaguez, PR · (787) 652-6045 CULTURE,BRONCHIAL WASHING+9 more lines at this price source file | $40.00 | $40.00 | $8.22–$30.00 | — |
| Bella Vista Hospital Mayaguez, PR · (787) 652-6045 CULTURE LEGIONELLA source file | $67.00 | $67.00 | $8.22–$30.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $20.00, median $25.00, highest $35.46 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $25.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A bacterial culture grows bacteria from a sample such as a wound, throat swab, eye or fluid to find which germ causes an infection. It takes one to three days.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test; collecting the sample may be billed separately.